Play Group (Green room)

Our Playgroup, also known as the Green Room, has children from the age of 2 years to 3 years+ (children will move to Preschool from the Green Room the September prior to them starting school). Our Room Leader in the Green Room is Steph Hingston.

Our Green Room is all about fun - children's language development will be varied and some children will have sounds that they can make to express themselves and others will have words, others sentences. Your child will mostly be taught through games and play.

All schools and Ofsted-registered early years providers must follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), including childminders, preschools, nurseries and school reception classes.

The EYFS is a set of standards for the learning, development and care of a child from birth to 5 years old.
Areas of learning which form the EYFS are:

communication and language

physical development

personal, social and emotional development

literacy

mathematics

understanding the world

expressive arts and design

Your child's progress will be reviewed when they're between 2 and 3 by your child's key worker and the Centre Manager. This progress is called a 2 Year Progress Review and a copy will be given to your child's Health Visitor.
The assessment is based on observation - your child won�t be tested. It uses the early learning goals, which can be found in the EYFS Framework.

2 Year Funding

If your child is 2 years old and you are in receipt of certain benefits you may be entitled to claim up to 15 hours free childcare. You will have to undertake an eligibility check online and provide a reference number to us. To be able to claim this you must be getting one of the following:

Income Support

income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)

income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act

Child Tax Credit and/or Working Tax Credit and have an annual income under £16,190

the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit

the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

Universal Credit

Children are also entitled to a place if:

they're looked after by a local council

they have a current statement of special education needs (SEN) or an education health and care plan

they get Disability Living Allowance

they've left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order

If your child is eligible, you can start claiming after they turn 2. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is. Further information can be found along with an eligibility checker by clicking here.